What is map dowsing ?

Question

....and does it really work?

Answer 1

There are several ways in which to preform map dowsing . All incorporate using a map or sketch of some sort.
Then by using a pendulum or rod over the map a dowser seeks a response for a desired target.
This is accomplished by using a ruler seeking an x , y coordinate or by gridding out the map , seeking a hit in a grid,
then zooming in a peticular grid , and redowsing until the desired accuracy is achieved.

"With a map or a sample sketch of the terrain, an individual property, whether a house lot less than an acre in size or a ranch of several hundred square miles, can be dowsed by one proficient in this method. Map dowsing is best performed not with Y or L rods but with a pendulum. One way is to overlay the map with a grid dividing it into rectangles (though this grid can be mentally pictured or imagined). The dowser then asks which rectangle(s) on the grid will contain the best site(s) for drilling a water well. The pendulum will supply the answer. Note that in the act of map dowsing, the dowser has transcended the limitations of space. The map can represent a property in a neighboring country or in a country halfway around the globe."

The scientific paradigm has trouble with map dowsing but it is just a particular example of a phenomenon that is universal. Religious relics, religious symbols, paintings, statues, mandalas, even pieces of music are gateways to the energy of the ideas they represent. All form is energy held into a place. Energy constantly radiates outward creating copies of itself - images in the eyes of those who see. This is how our eyes see and this is how we can dowse the feelings of place even from a represention that can connect us to the energy of a place.

Answer 2

Map dowsing is dowsing without going outside, using a map of the terrain. There have been few tests, and none shows it works.

Answer 3

Dowsing, sometimes called divining or water witching, is a generic term for practices which proponents claim empower them to find water, metals, gem stones and hidden objects over a piece of land , usually through fluctuations of apparatus including a Y-shaped twig, rods or pendulum). Some claim to need no apparatus at all but to 'feel' reactions. Repeated tests under controlled conditions have not supported these claims, but they continue to be believed by many people.

Answer 4

The site below gives lots of info. I am sceptiacal about its usefullness but others totally believe in it. Judge for yourself :D